Top-spinning device.



L. BARBALIGZ.

TOP SPINNING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 6, 1913.

1,120,886. Patented Dec. 15,1914.

NE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITHQ. WASHINGTON. D. C

IbRINGZ BARIBALIGZ, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

TOP-SPINNING- DEVICE.

Specification of Lettersl'atent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1914.

Application filed November 6, 1913. Serial No. 799,501.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoRINoz BARBALIGZ, a subject of the King of Hungary,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Top-Spinning Devices, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in top spinning devices.

The object of the inventionis to produce.

a device of this character that will be simple and neat of construction,and easy of operation.

With the above and other objects in view as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists inthe novelconstruction and arrangement'of parts of a top spinning device, as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and inwhich like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts :F igure1 is a perspective view of the device, showing a top so arated from theholder. F ig. 2 is a longitu inal sectional view, displaying theposition of the top relative to the holder, when in spinning position.Fig. 3 is a to plan view of the holder. Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectional view through the top.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of a top, here shown asof gong shape, and rovided with a spindle 2 rigidly secured to the body,preferably by being riveted thereto, and having its outer end reducedtoprovide a peg 3 and at its inner end, adjacent to the body formed with asquared portion 4;, the intermediate length of the.

spindle being cylindrical, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The holder comprises a handle 5 rovided at one end with a circular head6 aviuga central orifice 7. Secured to the head is ,a top supportdesignated generally 8, the same being a three sided structure made fromsheet metal, the top 9 being provided with a central orifice 1O aliningwith the orifice in the head, the orifice; 10 being provided with alateral cleft 11, constituting a cord pas+ sage, the side 12 beingprovided with an outturned flange 13 that is secured to the head 6 by arivet l4, and the sides 15 being provided with an out-turned flange 16that is secured to the handle by a rivet 17.

In the use of the device, the cord C, shown in Fig. 2, is wound aboutthe spindle, being started at the squared portion 4 in order to obtain afirm grip upon the spindle, the winding being continued to a pointadjacent to the peg, and then reversed. back to the squared portionagain. When the winding is completed, the spindle is inserted throughthe orifice 10, the cord passing through-the slot 11, and the peg 3projecting through the ee W orifice 7, the body resting upon the top ofthe support. Upon the cord being quickly withdrawn from the spindle, avery rapid rotary motion is imparted to the top, and by giving a slightdownward motion, the top 1s caused to detach itself from the holder andfall to the floor, or to any other suitable support, where it will spinfor a considerable time.

From the fore oing description, it will be seen that while t eimprovements herein de-l scribed are simple in character, that they willbe thoroughly eflective for the purposes designed, and will co-act inthe production of a cheap and highly diverting toy.

What I claim as new is g A holderfor spinning-tops, comprising a handlehaving a head at one endprovided with an orifice, and a skeletontop-support:

secured to the head, and laterally slotted orifice alimng with theorifice of the'head. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses-LoRINoZ BARBALICVZ. Witnesses: I

G. M. KovAoHY, ARNOLD CHnNoo.

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